Rudy Gunawan (politician)

Rudy Gunawan (born 4 August 1964) is an Indonesian politician and lawyer who has been the regent of Garut Regency, West Java since 2014.

This article is about the politician. For the badminton player, see Rudy Gunawan.
Rudy Gunawan
Regent of Garut
Assumed office
23 January 2014
GovernorAhmad Heryawan
Ridwan Kamil
Preceded byAgus Hamdani
Personal details
Born (1964-08-04) 4 August 1964
Garut, West Java, Indonesia[1]
Political partyGerindra

Early life and education

Rudy Gunawan was born in Garut on 4 August 1964 and grew up there before moving to Bandung for his high school studies. He then studied law at Padjadjaran University.[1]

Career

After graduating, Gunawan became a lawyer. He established his own practice, Gunawan & Associates Law Firm, in 1985. The firm consulted the West Java Regional People's Representative Council and the province's government between 1999 and 2009. He also was appointed commissioner in several companies, and had run in Garut's 2008 regency election although he lost.[1]

Joining Gerindra, Gunawan ran for a second time in the 2013 regency election with Prosperous Justice Party cadre Helmi Budiman as running mate, winning with 524,164 votes (50.31%). He was sworn in on 23 January 2014.[2][3] Gunawan and Budiman were reelected in the 2018 election, winning 428,113 votes (35.8%).[4]

In 2018, he established a special team to track the creator of a homosexual group on social media (which had 2,500 members), and asked for support from the local military district.[5] During a teacher's strike that same year, he threatened to remove principals who paused teaching activities.[6] He also prohibited festivities on the New Year's Eve of that year, citing the mourning due the natural disasters occurring across the country and requested that money meant for festivities be donated to the victims.[7]

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References
  1. "Rudy Gunawan, Sosok Pengacara yang Jadi Bupati". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. Hakim, Abdul Djalil (23 January 2014). "Hari Ini, Bupati dan Wakil Bupati Garut Dilantik". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. "Rudy-Helmi Menang Tipis di Pilkada Garut". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 26 November 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. "Pemilihan Walikota/Bupati Kabupaten Garut" (in Indonesian). Komisi Pemilihan Umum. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. "Pemkab Garut Bentuk Tim Telusuri Medsos Gay". Republika (in Indonesian). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  6. "Bupati Garut akan Copot Kepsek Liburkan Sekolah". Republika (in Indonesian). 17 September 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  7. "Tak Ada Pesta Perayaan Malam Tahun Baru di Garut". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 31 December 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.


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